Yoshihara Family History
Yoshihara Name Meaning
Japanese: written 吉原 ‘lucky (or good) plain’. It is a very old and common placename in Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands which has been taken as a surname by several unrelated families. One family descends from court nobles who took the name in ancient times. It is also pronounced Yoshiwara and in the Ryūkyū Islands as Yoshibaru.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022